20.10.2026 00:52
Protests launched by truck and TIR drivers against rising fuel prices in Italy have spread to the south of the country. Protesting fuel prices that have reached 2.30 euros per liter, the drivers closed highway exits and port entrances with their TIRs and trucks. As product deliveries to supermarkets slow due to the actions, consumer associations warned that there could be shortages of basic food products in the coming hours and that prices could rise due to profiteering.
It was reported that protests by truck and TIR drivers in Italy, who closed roads and port entrances in southern regions due to rising fuel prices, have begun to spread.
GOODS DISTRIBUTION TO MARKETS SLOWED DOWN
In a report by the Italian ANSA news agency, it was stated that the protests by truck and TIR drivers, which began on the southern island of Sicily due to rising fuel prices in the country, have also spread to other southern regions. It was noted that because the drivers' protests spread to the Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia and Campania regions, the distribution of goods to supermarkets has slowed down at some points.
THEY CLOSED PORT AND HIGHWAY EXITS
In the cities of Naples and Caserta in the Campania Region, drivers also closed the Caserta south exit of the A1 highway, as well as the Santa Maria Capua Vetere exit and the entrance to the port of Naples, to traffic with their trucks and TIRs this evening to protest the increase in fuel prices, which has reached about 2.30 euros per liter.
SHORTAGE WARNING
In a statement made today by the Italian Consumers' Rights Association (Codacons), it was stated that the country faces a double risk, and a warning was issued: "On the one hand, in the coming hours there may be shortages of basic necessities, especially food products on supermarket shelves. On the other hand, there is a danger of unfair profiteering along the supply chain; some parties may take advantage of the current emergency to make unjustified increases in retail prices."